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The T1 and T2 tumulus of Lannemezan, located in the commune of the Hautes-Pyrénées, constitute funeral remains characteristic of the Bronze Age and the First Iron Age. These monuments, listed in the inventory of Historic Monuments since 1971, bear witness to the sepulchral practices of local protohistoric societies. Their location, although documented (250 Rue du Docteur Ueberschlag), remains of an accuracy deemed satisfactory a priori according to the criteria of the Merimée base, with a note of 6/10.

The official inscription of the tumulus by order of 6 January 1971 underlines their heritage importance. Owned by the municipality of Lannemezan, these structures do not have a tourist vocation explicitly mentioned (visits, services or accommodation). Their preservation is more of an archaeological and historical interest, reflecting the social organisation and beliefs of the people of the period in Midi-Pyrénées (now Occitanie).

In the Bronze Age and early Iron Age, the tumulus were used as territorial marks and as places of collective memory. In the Pyrenees, these collective or individual burials were often associated with specific elites or social groups. Their construction, involving earth-moving and stone-making techniques, reveals shared know-how in a region that was then marked by agriculture, livestock farming and early metallurgical work. However, no source mentions recent excavations or specific artifacts discovered on this site.

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